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Content originally from Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership At Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership, we want to empower people to shape the way their treatment and care is provided. This is called personalised care. You can do this by having conversations with the people providing your care and asking … Continue reading Shared Decision Making – Do you know what it is?

Greenwoods and Kingsway GP Surgeries (When closed, please call 111 ) Thursday 14 April - 8am - 6:30pmGood Friday – Closed Saturday – Closed Easter Sunday – Closed Easter Monday – ClosedVillage Pharmacy  Good Friday – Closed Saturday – 9am - 1pm Easter Sunday – Closed Easter Monday – Closed  Govani Chemist  Good Friday – 9:30am - 12pmSaturday – 9am - 5pmEaster Sunday – 10am - 12pm Easter Monday – 10am … Continue reading Easter Opening Times for GP’s, Pharmacies and Dentists

Content originally from Office for National Statistics More than one-fifth of the UK workforce (21%) was estimated to be using a hybrid model of working in early March 2022. This was 6 percentage points higher than the start of start of 2022. In the two weeks ending 19 March 2022, the percentage of people self-isolating … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights 31.03.22

Content originally from Office for National Statistics New data show that children and those aged around 30 years were more likely to test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) than people of other ages. Data on the characteristics of people testing positive for COVID-19 in the fortnight up to 12 March also show that people from … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights

On Sunday 27 March: HUGE COVID INFECTIONS SPIKE; SWF WORST IN ESSEX. REGULATIONS ALL LIFTED. BUT IT’S MUCH WORSE AGAIN. Please get Vaccinated; appointments and walk-ins aren’t busy. According to the Gov.UK Coronavirus Dashboard SWF had 201 Covid cases in the week ended (w/e) 20 March, up from 72 w/e 9 March. But the Office … Continue reading An Update from Us 27.03.2022

Content originally from Healthwatch Essex Shining a light on the hidden voices of health and care in EssexAn Evening with Healthwatch Essex!On 24th March 2022, we held ‘An Evening with Healthwatch Essex’, our annual showcase, at Hylands House in Chelmsford. We invited many of the people we've been working with over the last year to share … Continue reading Latest Healthwatch bulletin

Patient Survey https://bit.ly/3GJYQ4a A patient/public survey seeking views on the future of community pharmacy to support their health and care runs until 31 March 2022.  This is a chance for patients to influence the development of the five-year Community Pharmacy Strategy.  The findings from this survey will be used to inform future strategy.